TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19731, 28 December 1926, Page 2

TAIHAPE

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY <From the “Chronicle’s” Special Correspondent.) A meeting of the Taihape Caledonian Society was held at the week-end. Mr W. R. Anderson presiding over a good attendance. }fr W. Sutherland, of Bulls, wrote accepting the position of judge in the. Highland events. The secretary was instructed to write to Mr W. S. Glenn. M.P.. inviting him to be present at the sports. The Concert Committee reported that all arrangements had been made in connection with the concert. The Sports Committee reported that the support accorded so far htad been most encouraging, and that everything pointed to a most successful gathering on New Year’s Day. With regard to :he horse jumping competitions, the committee is to meet on Friday for the purpose of selecting the course and erecting the jumps. PUKEOKAHU SPORTS CLUB A meeting of the Committee of the Pukcokahu Sports dub was held llast week, there being present: Messrs E. Gilchrist (chairman >, T. Platt. E. and I. Old. D. Kendrick. W. Doole, Jnr., and W. Beuck. Mr J. Old offered to supply the i firewood, Mr W. Doole agreed to supply and erect the marquee. Mr D. Kendrick was appointed steward in the horse jumping events. The Ttiibape Municipal Brass Band has been engaged to play at the sports. The detailed programme will be drawn up at the next meeting of the committee; an I the stewards for the venous cvcms will a!be appointed. BOWLING The weather over the w n ek-cnd was , not favourable for bowling, the sky ; be.ng overcast, with intermittent light ; skewers of rain. Only one club com ! ] eft’on was played on the i'j::d 'rreen, I tie week-end silver buttons changing bands Following are .Wads of the P*y:_ Armstrong, P. William-, Sheldon. C’anngbaH 25 v. O’Neill, Marsh, MeFcnnar.. Ryan 17. C m ngball’s rink won the first four he ids, establishing . a lead of eight. The losers wen the fifth, seventh and ninth heads Ryan was still eight down, be* at the 17th. he lad reduced the ma-pn to three. CEnr.gbtall took the renrani’ng ’ ”ir r» a s, and :.t the finisi still led by eigFl. The weather broke beaut’ fully on Monday, and the cn-inge m the w?atPer had a beneficial efLc* on the green, which played inuea faster and was more responsive. There was a good attend mce of bowlers, and sonic keenly-contested and enjoyable garni s were played. GENERAL NEWS The weather for the Christmas Holidays was not altogether ideal. On Friday, heavy showers fell at intervals, but this did not prevent the country people from coming into Taihape. At night the streets and footpaths were crowded, ami business appeared to be good, although money was not as plentiful as in former years, owing, no doubt, io the stringent time in the timber industry. Quite a number of cars containing tourists and anglefs have passed through Taihape during the last few days bound for Tokaanu and Taupo. A big car containing a party of South islanders was also noticed en route to i the National Park, and for the fishing ! at Taupo later on. - I One by one the timber mills in this I district are passing, owing tu the bush being cut out. The latest to close down for this reason is the Hautapu mill at Turangaarere and the, last log was rolled on to the skids on Friday. December 17. Only a few weeks ago Messrs Gardner Bros.’ mill in the same locality closed down permanently after an existence of 25 years. Quite a numbe- • of timber workers will be thrown o n the labour market as a consequence. Another mill that is nearly at the end of its days is that of Messrs Mitchell and Co., of Koske, which will be tut out at the end of January. Questioning the mill proprietor the other day. the ‘‘Chronicle’s’’ representative was informed that there were other bushes m the district still available, but owing [to the increased cost of hauling the i logs and the disastrous overseas comJ petition, it did not pay to run a timber I mill, and he intended to discontinue 'milling, dismantle his plant, and sell it. “SKY HIGH CORRAL” “Sky High Corral,” the present Blue [Streak feature at the King’s Theatre, with Acord in the stellar saddle, is ■ all that Western fans could possibly wish for. It has mystery, action and i surprise tactics in liberal measure, and ' the animal actors are able to do some f-levcr work in this fast and furious ; film.